Garment supporter



Feb. 20, 1923. 1,445,748. T. L. CAUDLE.

GARMENT SUPPORTER.

FILED SEPTJB, 1920- 2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

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T. L. CAUDLE.

GARMENT SUPPORTER.

FILED $EPT.28| 1920.

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ATTORNEYS I i larlyan improvement on the supporter disclosed in myco-pending patent application filed JulyQG, 1920, Serial No. 399,O79,andit consists in the construction, combination.

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Application filed september 28, 1920. SeriatNo; 413,303.

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, Be it knownthat I, Trrnnon L. CAUDLE,

a citizen of the United States, and aresident oi Vadesboro, in thecounty 0]": Anson and State of North Carolina, have invented tjiarmentSupporters, of which the tollowing is aspecificatioin i My inventionrelates to im 'movements in garment supporters, it being moreparticuclaimed. e i 1 One of the ioremost objects of the inventionis toprovide a light and simple device for supporting trousers from the shirtoi 0 the wearer, by which the use ofsnspenders may be dispensedwithentlrely and a belt,

marilyi to' provide a resilient supporting member, itself mounted on alirm yet phable base whichlieepstheresilient member in 1 its properplace and prevents tl1eob ectionable puckering i'smou'nted. i

*lilorespecifically, a further object of the comprising a pliable basesuitably mounted I on the inside of a pair of trousers, with a resil entsupport ng member stretched suhstantially between its extremities, thebase preventing excessive contraction offs-aid member and therebyavoiding the puekerg ing of the trousers which would otherwise occurweretheprovisionoit the base not 40 i Y i i made. Other objects which ving supporter on the opposite side, Figure 2 isan elevation of thesimplest j form of ,pliablegbase,

Figure 3 is an elevation of one :lorm lot resilientsupport stamped outof a fiat piece otrubber l Figure 4 is an elevation of a resilientsupcertain new and useful ln'iprovements in andmode of operation hereindescribed and l l of Figure 9,

T advantages will appear inthe following speclfication, reference heylng had to the accompanying draw1ngs,::m

ments in question. i 1

5-5 of Figure Figure, 6 illustrates another type of re- ,SlllOIll)support wherein a continuous spring employed, 1 1 i t Figure 7; s anelevation ot a spring support wherein a central strand is baredso as tomore. readily engage the hook fixed on the shirt ot the wearer,

Figure 8 is an elevation of a supporter employing a resilient cable,

1 Figure 9 is a front elevation illustrating a modification in thepliable base, the ends of the "resilient support being interlaced betorefastening, i 1

Figure 10 1s a similar view showing an-,

other method of mounting the resilient support, i i

s Figure 11 is a section on the line 11-1l 1 Figure 12 isfa frontelevation of a pliable base somewhat on the order of that shown inFigure, 9,'with a resilient support cone e sisting of an elasticband, otthe trousers where 1t i illustrating another method of mounting Figure13 is a view similar toFigure 12,

the elastic band.

Figure 15 ,is a'detail perspective view showlngithe pllahle baseconcealed in the trousers hand.

FigurelG is a detail elevation of the pliablgiiwhase ofthat form used inFigure 15, an i l l Figure 17 is a perspective view of a fur thermodification described below.

The fundamental principle of this inventionmay behriefly stated: Itcomprises the use of aresilient support 1, stretched between theextremities of the pliable base 2 and intended to be hung on the hook 3,carriedby the shirt 4 of the wearer, so that the trousers5 are supportedon that side. There is one of the supporters,and a corresponding hook,oneach side of the gar- There are numerous modifications of both theI'GSlllGIlt support and the pliable base.

Someotthese modifications have been illus- *trated inthe drawings, andit is contemplated that even further modifications may be made, stillkeeping within the spirit of the invention. The base 2 can be made ofany material suitable for the purpose, for example, of heavy celluloid,spring steel hickory wood, etc.

It has a. slot 6 in each end, for the purpose of holding the base inplace when sprung over the shanks of the buttons 7. These buttons areexposed on the inside of the trousers as in Figure 1, but in the case inFigures and 16, the base is concealed in the waistband f the trousers,being sewn in place with the buttons. which .latter are again exposed onthe inside so as to enable fitting the resilient support therein crosssectional Figure 5.

to provide the wire loops 11.

over.

lVere it not for the pliable base :3, the resilient support i would drawthe buttons itogether and cause an objectionable pucker in the trousers.The base having been mounted between the buttons, the resilient supportis next fitted in place by introducingthe buttons 7 to the eyelets S ateach end.

In Figures 1 and 3, the support 1 consists of a piece of rubber stampedout into the shape shown in one operation, the eyelets and body areformed at the same time. In Figure 4:, the support 1 is molded into apeculiar shape.

The body between the eyelets is pcrieetly round, or substantially so,while the eyelets 8 have the peculiar shape illustrated The materialtapers inwardly at Qtoward the buttonholes theinclined facescorresponding with the general shape of the button over which the eyeletis fitted.

Figure'fi illustrates the use oi": a firm coil spring 10, the coil beingundone-at the ends These are to be' fitted over the buttons as in theprevious cases. In Figure 7 the coil spring 10 is separated in themiddle to produce a single strand 12. This strand when fitted. over thehook 3 affords no occasion for the coil of the fspring to separate, asmight sometimes occurwith the use of the straight coil spring support 10in Figure 6.

In Figure 8, an elastic cable 13. with eyelets 14: formed by turning;the ends back and clamping them at .15, constitutes the resilientsupport. Figure '9 illustrates a modification in both-the form of thebase 2, and thearrangement oi the elastic support. Thebase is madebroader than that in Figure 2, requiring anaad'ditional slot 16 for'slippingthe lowerpartot the base over a third button to holdithe formerdown.

It-:is=' to be observed that the resilient support 17 is disposedconsiderably lower than in Figure 1. This. arrangement gives aconsiderable latitude of arm movement of the wearer Wthout drawingtheelastic support above the top of the trousers and thus exposing it toView. The support is first slipped into slots 18 at the ends of thebase, then interlaced through holes 19 before it is finally secured bymeans of knots 2-0 on the back as in Figure 11.

In Figure 10, the elastic support 1? is fitted across the base by simplyinserting the ends into eyelets 21 and knotting' them on the back. llhenadjustments in the support are to be made, as for example, when itstension is to be increased. either end may be drawn through farther inone of the eyelets and a second knot made therein.

Figures 12, iii and '14- illustrate the use ol' an elastic band 22, theends of whi h in the first instance, are laced between slots 2;). in thesecond instance. the band is drawn be tween slots 21-, at ri ht anglesto the direction of the band, a lnutkle 25 on the back enabling makingadjustment for lr-iujiln loss in tension, etc. Although the base 12(3 inthe three views referred to, is of a shape slightly different from thatshown in Figure fl. it is essentially the same.

It is contemplated that there may be instances when the base is to beconcealed in the waistband of the garment so that only the elasticsupport remains visible. This arrangement has its advantages and it isillustrated in Figure 15.

Here the base 27 is very much like the first form in Figure 2, the slotsin the first form being now replaced by simple holes or eyelets 28through which the buttons 25) are sewn to the garment. The elasticsupport 30, which may consist of any of the various forms thereof, isthen stretched between the buttons 29 that it has the appearame inFigure 15. The pliable base 2? prevents the garment from puckeringbetween the buttons.

Figure 17 illustrates a 11i(ulil'ic:itio1i somewhat on the order of thatshown in Figure 7, in that there is a straight part between tworesilient sections. The elastic 31 is composed of. a single band. whichmay consist of an elastic band or cable, doubled at 32 at the ends andthere drawn through the slots in the base. A connectimr piece Si?- istitted across the doubled ends of the band and is for the purpose o1preventing the elastic from unduly wearing or tearing as might be thecase with the arraiugemcnt in Figure 12 for example.

The free ends of the elastic Ell. are cmbraced by a buckle, tin-(nighwhich necessary adjustments for loss in tension may he made. Instead ofusing a flat elastic band. an elastic cable on the order of that shownin Figure 9 may be used equally as well.

lVhile the construction and arrangement of the garment supporter asherein described and claimed is that of a generally preferred form,obviously modifications and changes may be made without departing fromthe spirit clalms I claim: 1; A garment supporter, compris ng a pliablebase with slots in the ends to enable springing over flStQIllDg means onthe gar= .ment, and an opening in the bottom to receive other fasteningmeans on the garment forholding the lower end down; and asupportingmember fitted lengthwise oi the base to enable fitting over fasteningmeans on a garment between suitable openings, said member includingmeans enabhng ad ustinent thereoi'. b I

2. A garment supporter, comprising a suitable base, a singleresilientelement, with doubled ends on one side and secured on the other; and aconnecting huh fitted between i the doubled ends. a

55. A garment supporter, comprising a flexible base with slots open atthe periphery of the base to enable springing the base over fastenln gmeans on a garment, a resilient element mounted on the base, fastened atone side of the base and having opposing doubled endsat the other side,and a connecting element between the doubled ends.

l. The combination of fastening means carried by an upper garment,cooperating supporting means carried by a lower ment comprisinganelongated base, means [on the low-er garment with which the base isengaged to occupy a positlon transversely tilt of the garment, and atension member mounted longitudinally of: the base and adapted to befitted over the fastening HIGH-1180f the upper garment.

o. aiiixed to an upper garment, cooperating supporting means carried bya lower garment comprising an elongated base of re silient material,means in spaced-apart relation applied to the lower garment in theregion of the waistband with which said base is engaged to occupy aposition transversely of the garment and readily conform to the body ofthe wearer and against which means it is held by virtue ofsaidresiliency, a tension member mounted longitudinally of said base, and alink inserted in said member to take the wear when fitted over thefastening means of the upper garment.

6. The combination of fastening means carried by an upper garment,cooperating supportingmeans carried by a lower garment comprising anelongated base of resilient material, means in spaced-apart relationapplied to the lower garment in the region 01 the waistband with whichsaid base is engaged to occupy a position transversely of the garmentand readily conform to the body oi? the wearer and against which it isheld by virtue of said resiliency, and a tenion member mountedlongitudinally oi said base. a r

THERON L. CAUDLE.

The combination of fastening means

